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Heroic Score230344th out of 4481
Number of Medals18
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score262236 of 4481
British Army#60of 876
Second Anglo-Afghan War#1of 37
Second Boer War#12of 131
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
Field Marshal, British Army
Second Anglo-Afghan WarSecond Boer War
Awards & Decorations
- Victoria Cross
- Order of St PatrickKnight Companion (KP); no undress ribbon bar
- Order of the Bath Knight Grand CrossKnight Grand Cross (GCB); previously CB and KCB
- Order of MeritMember (OM)
- Order of the Star of India Grand Knight CommanderKnight Grand Commander (GCSI)
- Order of the Indian Empire Knight Grand CommanderKnight Grand Commander (GCIE); previously CIE and KCIE
- Volunteer Officers' DecorationVD
- King Edward VII Coronation Medal
- King George V Coronation Medal
- Indian Mutiny MedalClasps: Delhi, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow
- India General Service Medal 1854Clasps: Umbeyla, Looshai, Burma 1885-87
- Abyssinian War Medal
- Afghanistan MedalClasps: Peiwar Kotal, Charasia, Kabul, Kandahar
- Kabul to Kandahar Star
- Queen's South Africa MedalClasps: Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast
- Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee Medal
- Most Venerable Order of St John, Knight of JusticeKnight of Justice or Grace (KStJ/KSIJ); semi-official order
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, was one of the most successful and prominent British military commanders of the Victorian era. Born in India to an Anglo-Irish family, his military career began with the East India Company Army. He served with distinction as a young officer during the Indian Rebellion, where his gallantry in action earned him the prestigious Victoria Cross.
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Score Breakdown
Victoria Cross(base 100)
+100Most Venerable Order of St John, Knight of Justice(base 100)
+100Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+30Heroic Score230 pts